The High Low and How To Fail are returning to keep you company while social distancing

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Pandora Sykes has announced the return of The High Low and Elizabeth Day has released a bonus episode of How To Fail. And these are just two of our favourite podcasts that are continuing to air during the pandemic…

Then are those select few that we listen to every week. But, due to social distancing, will we still be getting weekly instalments of our favourite podcasts? Well you’ll be pleased to hear that a lot of them are still going ahead as planned – they’ll just be finding innovative ways of recording.

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She wrote: “The High Low will be returning next week, thanks to the medium of Skype. And as a treat, we’ll be dropping two eps: one on Wed [8 April], one on Sat [11 April]. Ya welcome!”

We haven’t had a new episode since last December. Hopefully, the hosts’ familiar voices, top book recommendations and takes on all areas of the news will help us feel a bit more normal again.

As you can imagine, the reaction from fans was one of pure relief, with How Do You Like Me Now? novelist Holly Bourne replying: “Oh, this is just lovely news! Can’t wait.”

And The High Low isn’t the only long-time favourite podcast to keep us going through lockdown.

How To Fail

Elizabeth Day has recorded a one-off special episode of her reassuring podcast How To Fail. Day interviews previous guest, Solve for Happy author Mo Gawdat, to discuss how to cope with anxiety during coronavirus. Day says they “talk about how to handle negative thoughts, how to practise gratitude and the concept of ‘committed acceptance’ which focuses on a) accepting the situation and b) within that acceptance, working out what you can do to make life better.”

Table Manners

Jessie and Lennie Ware recorded their first isolation episode of Table Mannerswith Nick Grimshaw. Thanks to the help of video calling, the trio still managed to hold a dinner party together. Their conversation about food shopping during the pandemic is 100% relatable. And the sweet story of how Grimshaw met his boyfriend will make you believe in fairytales.

We’re so happy this podcast has mastered the virtual dinner party for us to crash.

Happy Place

Fearne Cotton has recorded an isolation episode of Happy Place over the phone with Russell Brand. Cotton and Brand are big mindfulness advocates, so this will be a soothing listen to anyone who wants some reassurance right now. Cotton said in an Instagram post: “This is one chat that will leave you feeling more positive about the future.”

The Guilty Feminist

The latest episode of The Guilty Feminist was recorded before the UK went on lockdown. However, Deborah Frances-White announced that the podcast will continue to release a mixed schedule of content. This includes new episodes recorded with guests in quarantine, and Guilty Feminist “nights out” that will make you feel part of a crowd.

We’ll keep an eye out for any of our old favourites that are continuing to record episodes during isolation. But for now, these should keep you going.

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Hollie Richardson

Hollie is a digital writer at Stylist.co.uk, mainly covering the daily news on women’s issues, politics, celebrities and entertainment. She also keeps an ear out for the best podcast episodes to share with readers. Oh, and don’t even get her started on Outlander…